Posted on 09/29/2010 7:38:30 PM PDT by kristinn
The news media has been slow to report the emergency restraining order obtained Monday by former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin against 18 year old Pennsylvania man Shawn R. Christy. It took forty-eight hours for the national media to report on the court order, even though it was reported online by the local paper the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman on Tuesday.
Palin friend Kristan Cole also obtained a restraining order against Christy, who reportedly told Cole he had bought a gun and flown to Alaska in recent days.
This evening, the Associated Press quoted testimony Palin gave by telephone in the hearing Monday:
"Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me," Palin said, according to the court transcript. "He wants me dead."
Palin also testified that he also believes he has some kind of relationship with her daughter, Willow, and has brought up the girl's name.
The AP also quoted Palin's attorney Thomas Van Flein on the constant threats the Palin family has lived with since she came to national prominence two years ago:
Christy had "risen to the top of the dozens and dozens of people" who have threatened Palin since 2008, when she emerged on the national stage. "He stands out as the most persistent," trying to reach her through friends, associates and family members, he said.
Reuters also published their first article on the Palin stalker tonight, noting "Cole, like the former Republican vice presidential candidate, is from Wasilla and a former beauty pageant contestant."
The Frontiersman reported more details today:
Cole testified that Christy sent a letter in August 2010 saying that “he tried to follow the bible but had evil and wickedness in him.” She said Christy told her that he is convinced she is evil and must be punished.
“Petitioner is concerned because the respondent appears to be unstable and has stated that he believes petitioner is evil and that she needs to be punished and that he is coming to confront her to get her to tell the truth.”
Christy also claims to have had a sexual relationship with Gov. Palin, the documents say. “Petitioner testified that respondent has told her that he has had an affair with Gov. Palin and that petitioner needs to tell the FBI the truth about the affair.”
Palin testified that she has not had a sexual relationship with Christy, the filing stated.
AOL News reports on Christy's purported Facebook page that Christy was homeschooled and claimed to work for a Hazelton recycling company.
The constant stalking the Palin family lives under explains their visceral reaction to literary stalker Joe McGinnis moving into the home next door to the Palins last summer to work on a book about Sarah Palin.
The media's slow coverage of the threats to Palin are in keeping with their downplaying of the arson fire at her church in Wasilla after the 2008 presidential election.
Thanks for the ping Kristinn.
Some well trained patriot with skills needs to...
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This is horrifying! Obviously this person is unstable.
Obviously.
This guy sounds a lot like John W. Hinkley 30 years ago, with the fantasy relationship.
onyx, VR, Clyde -- ping
Wouldn't surprise me!
“These aspiring killers are a by-product of the Democrat media demonization of Palin.”
Exactly. The left does this on purpose. Remember Pim Fortyun in Holland? He was the predecessor to Geert Wilders. He was shot down by a leftist nut. Pim was against open borders.
The liberal media practically does Manchurian Candidate code words to get the killers to come out of the woodwork.
Amen.
The quotes from the stalker remind me a LOT of the guy who killed a well-known high school football coach near here (Ed Thomas); it was covered heavily by ESPN and other national media. Schizophrenic and very dangerous.
New vocalberry word!
She needs to get some serious security. The video at the Valdez Airport when Greta was in Alaska was proof of that fact.
There are ways of dealing with such stalkers.
Leftists are constantly looking for people to feed upon and kill. Nothing unusual about this.
If you live on Earth then you are at risk of vermin attack.
Only problem is; if the Palins are forced to waste this bastard, even in self-defense, that’s the end of ANY thoughts of her being POTUS! It would put an indelible blotch on her public persona that the slimeball media could flog endlessly! And that, dearly beloved, is JUST what the whacko left WANTS!
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